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| HER Number: | MSH3385 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument element |
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| Name: | Upper Bugle Street - site of castle motte ditch (part) |
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| Grid Reference: | SU 4186 1142 |
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| Map: | Show location on Streetmap |
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Summary
The western edge of part of the castle motte ditch was found during an archaeological excavation just east of Upper Bugle Street in 1973/1974 (SOU 123 Area A). (See MSH3403 for parent record for the entire castle motte ditch.)
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- HER backup file (new series): SOU 123 (digital only), etc
- Old Southampton SMR No/Backup file: SU 4111 SE 66
Monument Type(s):
- CASTLE (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1618 AD)
- DITCH (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1618 AD?)
Full description
SOU 123 (Excavations in the SW corner of the Southampton Castle site in 1973/1974):
[1] in [2], [3]: (SOU 123 Area A). Part of the motte ditch was found on the extreme eastern edge of the site. The western edge of the ditch and about 3m of its width were found, the rest lying under Upper Bugle Street to the east. The lowest deposits encountered contained mid-13th century material. As a complete profile was not obtained, it is not possible to say when the ditch was originally dug. The feature was probably part of the original motte ditch (?late 11th/early 12th century). Negative evidence from an excavation to the east in 1953-4* suggests the ditch was no more than 15m wide at this point.
* SOU 130 (SCC HER)
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SSH1943 - Article in monograph: DF Devereux. 1986. SOU 123 (Upper Bugle Street Phase II).. Oxley, 1986: Excavs at Soton Castle. all (pp 16 - 38, figure 1) |
| [2] | SSH516 - Monograph: J Oxley (ed). 1986. Excavations at Southampton Castle. Southampton Archaeological Monograph 3. |
| [3] | SSH925 - Serial: SARC. 1974?. Southampton Archaeological Research Committee Annual Report for 1973-4. pp 13 - 17, figure 9 (p 26). |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESH123 - Excavations in Upper Bugle Street and the Southampton Castle Site in 1973/1974 (UBS II) (Ref: SOU 123)
Related records
| MSH3403 | Child of: Southampton Castle - Motte Ditch |
Associated Links: None recorded
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